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Kaspersky Lab Outlines Major Phishing Threat Facing Companies in April

June 8, 2014

Kaspersky Lab Outlines Major Phishing Threat Facing Companies in April

TweakTown, By Michael Hatamoto

Cybercriminals trying to compromise users continued to find new and innovative ways to target unsuspecting users in April, launching malicious attachments and conducting well-coordinated phishing attacks, according to security company Kaspersky Lab.

Email and search engines were the most popular targets, accounting for 31.9 percent of attacks, with social media in second with 23.8 percent, and financial and payment organizations slotted in third with 13 percent. The most notable target in April was Chinese telecommunications company Tencent, with criminals seizing user logins and passwords. Read more.

Kaspersky Lab Outlines Major Phishing Threat Facing Companies in April

Kaspersky Lab Outlines Major Phishing Threat Facing Companies in April
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